Hydrohumanities: Water Discourse and Environmental Futures de Wolff Kim
Hydrohumanities: Water Discourse and Environmental Futures de Wolff Kim A free open access ebook is available upon publication. As a result, discussion of water, even in the humanities, has…
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Hydrohumanities: Water Discourse and Environmental Futures de Wolff Kim
A free open access ebook is available upon publication. As a result, discussion of water, even in the humanities, has traditionally focused on fresh water for human use. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org.Discourse about water and power in the modern era have largely focused on human power over water: who gets to own and control a limited resource that has incredible economic potential.
The manuscript is organized into three emergent themes in water studies: agency of water, fluid identities, and cultural currencies. Today, climate extremes from drought to flooding are forcing humanities scholars to reimagine water discourse.This volume exemplifies how interdisciplinary cultural approaches can transform water conversations. The first section deals with the properties of water and the ways in which water challenges human plans for control.
The second section explores how water